Quotes about Assiduous

And if by prayer incessant I could hope to change the will of Him who all things can, I would not cease to weary Him with my assiduous cries.

However tiresome to others, the most indefatigable orator is never tedious to himself. The sound of his own voice never loses its harmony to his own ear; and among the delusions, which self-love is ever assiduous in attempting to pass upon virtue, he fancies himself to be sounding the sweetest tones